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Honorary Degree Recipients and Commencement Speakers
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| 1905 | Wright, Carroll D. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1906 | Bowne, Jacob T. | Master of Humanics |
| 1906 | Gulick, Dr. Luther | Master of Physical Education |
| 1906 | McDowell, William F. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1907 | Cook, John W. | Master of Humanics |
| 1907 | Hastings, Dr. W. W. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1907 | Hitchcock, Dr. Edward | Master of Physical Education |
| 1907 | Macfarland, Henry B.F. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1908 | Sargent, Dr. Dudley A. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1908 | Strong, Josiah | Commencement Speaker |
| 1909 | Fisher, Dr. George J. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1909 | Messer, Loring W. | Master of Humanics |
| 1909 | Burton, Marion Leroy | Commencement Speaker |
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| 1910 | Burt, Frank H. | Master of Humanics |
| 1910 | Naismith, Dr. James | Master of Physical Education |
| 1910 | Poole, Dr. George | Master of Physical Education |
| 1910 | Reed, Rev. David Allan | Master of Humanics |
| 1910 | Rauscenbusch, Dr.Walter | Commencement Speaker |
| 1911 | Burr, Hanford M. | Master of Humanics |
| 1911 | Jefferson, Charles E. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1912 | Affleck, George B. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1912 | Ball, William Henry | Master of Physical Education |
| 1912 | Farnsworth, Burt B. | Master of Humanics |
| 1912 | Patton, Thomas D. | Master of Humanics |
| 1912 | Prentiss, Lory | Master of Physical Education |
| 1912 | Speare, Frank P. | Master of Humanics |
| 1912 | Stagg, Amos Alonzo | Master of Physical Education |
| 1912 | Randall, John Herman | Commencement Speaker |
| 1913 | Cooper, William Knowles | Master of Humanics |
| 1913 | McKenzie, Dr. R. Tait | Master of Physical Education |
| 1913 | Boynton, Nehemiah | Commencement Speaker |
| 1914 | Balliet, Dr. Thomas M. | Master of Humanics |
| 1914 | Exner, Dr. Max J. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1914 | Wood, Walter M. | Master of Humanics |
| 1914 | Reiland, Karl | Commencement Speaker |
| 1915 | Gray, J. Henry | Master of Physical Education |
| 1915 | Lansdale, Herbert P. | Master of Humanics |
| 1915 | McGown, Chester S. | Master of Humanics |
| 1916 | Bowman, Henry H. | Master of Humanics |
| 1916 | Brown, Dr. John | Master of Physical Education |
| 1916 | Cheney, Ralph L. | Master of Humanics |
| 1916 | Crocker, John H. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1916 | Brown, Charles R. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1917 | Doggett, Laurence L. | Master of Humanics |
| 1917 | Kallenberg, Dr. Henry F. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1917 | Virgo, John J. | Master of Humanics |
| 1917 | Crane, Frank | Commencement Speaker |
| 1918 | Hopkins, Jess T. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1918 | Pratt, Herbert L. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1918 | Warburton, George A. | Master of Humanics |
| 1918 | Ratcliffe, S.K. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1919 | Best, Ernest M. | Master of Humanics |
| 1919 | Jessop, William | Master of Humanics |
| 1919 | Meylan, Dr. George L. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1919 | Pest, B. Thomas | Master of Physical Education |
| 1919 | Smith, Maj. Frederick J. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1919 | Holt, Hamilton | Commencement Speaker |
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| 1920 | Foss, Martin I. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1920 | Van Bommel, Dirk J. | Master of Humanics |
| 1920 | Butterfield, Kenyon L. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1921 | Ballantine, Dr. William G. | Master of Humanics |
| 1921 | Foch, Ferdinand | Master of Humanics |
| 1921 | Fries, Dr. Karl | Master of Humanics |
| 1921 | Kaighn, Raymond P. | Master of Humanics |
| 1921 | McRae, William D. | Master of Humanics |
| 1921 | Phillips, Dr. Paul C. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1921 | Welzmiller, Dr. L. R. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1921 | Randall, John Herman | Commencement Speaker |
| 1922 | Chamberlain, George D. | Master of Humanics |
| 1922 | Cotton, Arthur N. | Master of Humanics |
| 1922 | Lewis, Robert E. | Master of Humanics |
| 1922 | Pierce, Palmer E. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1922 | Roberts, Richard | Commencement Speaker |
| 1923 | Fagg, Frederick D. | Master of Humanics |
| 1923 | Metzdorf, August E. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1923 | Post, James H. | Master of Humanics |
| 1923 | Schneider, Edward C. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1923 | Vanderlip, Frank A. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1924 | Burdick, William | Master of Physical Education |
| 1924 | Franklin, Benjamin A. | Master of Humanics |
| 1924 | Messing, Fred B. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1924 | Rath, James A. | Master of Humanics |
| 1924 | Smith, Jefferson C. | Master of Humanics |
| 1924 | McDowell, William F. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1925 | Anderson, William G. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1925 | Hoover, Blake A. | Master of Humanics |
| 1925 | Maylott, Worthy F. | Master of Humanics |
| 1925 | Moses, Horace A. | Master of Humanics |
| 1925 | Skarstrom, William | Master of Physical Education |
| 1925 | Wilson, Philip Whitwell | Commencement Speaker |
| 1926 | Bancroft, Miss Jessie H. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1926 | Davis, Darius A. | Master of Humanics |
| 1926 | Gibson, Henry W. | Master of Humanics |
| 1926 | Schiff, Mortimer L. | Master of Humanics |
| 1926 | Davis, Darius A. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1927 | Crocker, Clifton A. | Master of Humanics |
| 1927 | Gillett, Philip L. | Master of Humanics |
| 1927 | Messer, Guerdon N. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1927 | Mogge, Ernest L. | Master of Humanics |
| 1927 | Savage, Charles W. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1927 | Grafflin, Samuel W. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1928 | Powter, Charles B. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1928 | Robinson, Edgar M. | Master of Humanics |
| 1928 | Schrader, Carl L. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1928 | West, James E. | Master of Humanics |
| 1928 | Wiley, Samuel W. | Master of Humanics |
| 1928 | Wicks, Robert Russell | Commencement Speaker |
| 1929 | Breckinridge, Lt. Col. Henry | Master of Physical Education |
| 1929 | Coburn, Charles A. | Master of Humanics |
| 1929 | Cubbon, Robert C. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1929 | Seton, Ernest T. | Master of Humanics |
| 1929 | Sherrill, Henry K. | Commencement Speaker |
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| 1930 | Batchelor, Wilbur C. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1930 | Brockman, Fletcher S. | Master of Humanics |
| 1930 | Dinsmore, Martin L. | Master of Humanics |
| 1930 | Ireland, Major-General M. W. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1930 | Coffin, Henry Sloane | Commencement Speaker |
| 1931 | Braucher, Howard S. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1931 | Cedergren, Hugo | Master of Humanics |
| 1931 | Elliott, Edward S. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1931 | Gott, Herbert S. | Master of Humanics |
| 1931 | Gilkey, James Gordon | Commencement Speaker |
| 1932 | Colbert, Philip M. | Master of Humanics |
| 1932 | Hall, Edward K. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1932 | Page, Dr. Peirson S. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1932 | Smith, Wilbert B. | Master of Humanics |
| 1932 | Neilson, William Allan | Commencement Speaker |
| 1933 | Kirby, Gustavus T. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1933 | Nash, Jay B. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1933 | Smith, Herbert S. | Master of Humanics |
| 1933 | Yergan, J. Max | Master of Humanics |
| 1933 | Wilson, Philip Whitwell | Commencement Speaker |
| 1934 | Burns, Harry B. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1934 | Dickson, Henry D. | Master of Humanics |
| 1934 | Manley, John E. | Master of Humanics |
| 1934 | Raycroft, Joseph E. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1934 | Eams, Owen Whitman | Commencement Speaker |
| 1935 | Brush, Frederick | Master of Physical Education |
| 1935 | Richardson, Willard S. | Master of Humanics |
| 1935 | Seymour, Roy F. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1935 | Smith, Frank L. | Master of Humanics |
| 1935 | Smith, Payson | Commencement Speaker |
| 1936 | Bentley, Jerome H. | Master of Humanics |
| 1936 | Shawn, Edwin M. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1936 | Sproul, James E. | Master of Humanics |
| 1936 | McConnell, Francis John | Commencement Speaker |
| 1937 | Esenwein, Dr. J. Berg | Master of Humanics |
| 1937 | Lindeman, Dr. Eduard C. | Master of Humanics |
| 1937 | Walsh, C. Lawrence | Master of Humanics |
| 1937 | Lindeman, Eduard C. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1938 | First, Joseph A. | Master of Humanics |
| 1938 | Kiphuth, Robert J. H. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1938 | Eddy, Dr.Sherwood | Commencement Speaker |
| 1939 | Fradd, Norman W. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1939 | Hendry, Charles E. | Master of Humanics |
| 1939 | Johnson, Dr.F. Ernest | Commencement Speaker |
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| 1940 | Botsford, Charles S. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1940 | Brundage, Avery | Master of Physical Education |
| 1940 | Freeman, Judson P. | Master of Humanics |
| 1940 | King, Elisha A. | Master of Humanics |
| 1940 | Morgan, Dr.Arthur E. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1942 | Johns, Ray E. | Master of Humanics |
| 1942 | Richards, John N. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1942 | Mather, Kirtley Fletcher | Commencement Speaker |
| 1947 | Barry, William R. | Master of Humanics |
| 1947 | Beveridge, Frank S. | Master of Humanics |
| 1947 | Bryant, Carroll L. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1947 | Burger, William | Master of Humanics |
| 1947 | Champlin, Ellis H. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1947 | Rusk, Howard A. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1948 | Evans, Ruth | Master of Physical Education |
| 1948 | Field, Henry A. | Master of Humanics |
| 1948 | Greene, Lt. Col. Francis M. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1948 | Herbert, Edgar | Master of Physical Education |
| 1948 | Hjelte, George | Master of Humanics |
| 1948 | Mayo, Leonard W. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1949 | Bank, Theodore P. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1949 | DeGroat, Harold S. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1949 | Gedat, Gustav-Adolf | Master of Humanics |
| 1949 | Noble, Charles C. | Master of Humanics |
| 1949 | Swift, E. Kent | Master of Humanics |
| 1949 | Noble, Charles C. | Commencement Speaker |
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| 1950 | Pottenger, Mary O. | Master of Humanics |
| 1950 | Sams, Earl C. | Master of Humanics |
| 1950 | Short, William H. | Master of Humanics |
| 1950 | Ylanan, Regino R. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1950 | Jefferson, Howard B. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1951 | Aquino, Dr. Serafin | Master of Physical Education |
| 1951 | Briggs, George F. | Master of Humanics |
| 1951 | Briggs, William F. | Master of Humanics |
| 1951 | Dickens, Fred W. | Master of Physical Education |
| 1951 | Dodge, Cleveland E. | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1951 | Doctor of Science | |
| 1951 | Grace, Dr. Alonzo G. | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1951 | Grace, Alonzo G. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1952 | Doctor of Humanics | |
| 1952 | Donnell, James C. II | Doctor of Science |
| 1952 | Gulick, John H. | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1952 | Oakley, Francis | Master of Humanics |
| 1952 | Staley, Seward C. | Doctor of Science |
| 1952 | Wallace, John E. | Doctor of Divinity |
| 1952 | Limbert, Paul Moyer | Commencement Speaker |
| 1953 | Cahn, Judah | Doctor of Divinity |
| 1953 | Carlson, Frank | Doctor of Laws |
| 1953 | Harrison, Carlton | Master of Humanics |
| 1953 | Heuss, John | Doctor of Divinity |
| 1953 | McCurdy, John | Doctor of Laws |
| 1953 | Montague, Gilbert | Doctor of Laws |
| 1953 | Carlson, Frank | Commencement Speaker |
| 1954 | Bunche, Ralph J. | Doctor of Laws |
| 1954 | Kaufman, Alvin R. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1954 | McCarthy, Eugene R. | Doctor of Laws |
| 1954 | McCarthy, Louise R. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1954 | Munn, Norman L. | Doctor of Science |
| 1954 | Nesbitt, Albert J. | Doctor of Laws |
| 1954 | Paik, George | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1954 | Nesbitt, Albert J. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1955 | Bennett, James V. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1955 | Cutler, Robert | Doctor of Laws |
| 1955 | Field, Henry | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1955 | Hall, Bishop Charles F. | Doctor of Laws |
| 1955 | Hall, William E. | Doctor of Laws |
| 1955 | Herter, Christian | Doctor of Laws |
| 1955 | Horton, Mildred M. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1955 | Hughes, William L. | Doctor of Science |
| 1955 | Prendergast, Joseph | Doctor of Laws |
| 1955 | Horton, Douglas | Commencement Speaker |
| 1956 | Doggett, Olive D. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1956 | Johnson, Eldon V. | Doctor of Laws |
| 1956 | Kennedy, John F. | Doctor of Laws |
| 1956 | Pickett, Clarence E. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1956 | Samson, Paul A. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1956 | Kennedy, John F. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1957 | Canham, Erwin D. | Doctor of Laws |
| 1957 | Funston, George K. | Doctor of Laws |
| 1957 | Gannett, Caroline W. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1957 | Hall, Lawrence K. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1957 | Olin, John Merrill | Doctor of Laws |
| 1957 | Schuck, Arthur A. | Doctor of Laws |
| 1957 | Wright, Roberts J. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1957 | Canham, Erwin D. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1958 | Gray, Francis E. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1958 | Hill, Beatrice H. | Master of Humanics |
| 1958 | Jenney, Ray F. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1958 | Lansdale, Herbert P. Jr. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1958 | Prudden, Bonnie | Master of Humanics |
| 1958 | Rennie, Wesley F. | Doctor of Laws |
| 1958 | Speers, William E. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1958 | Stoddard, Harry G. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1958 | Gallagher, Buell G. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1959 | Babson, Paul T. | Doctor of Laws |
| 1959 | Ferre, Luis A. | Doctor of Laws |
| 1959 | Little, Louis L. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1959 | Pang, Shao-Hsien | Doctor of Laws |
| 1959 | Olds, Glenn A. | Commencement Speaker |
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| 1960 | Kalmbach, Leland John | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1960 | Limbert, Paul Moyer | Doctor of Divinity |
| 1960 | Linkletter, Arthur Gordon | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1960 | Lippitt, O. Ronald | Doctor of Science |
| 1960 | Merriam, Thorton W. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1960 | Rivers, Thomas E. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1960 | Limbert, Paul Moyer | Commencement Speaker |
| 1961 | Cournoyer, Mrs. Jennie Rose | Master of Humanics |
| 1961 | Flemming, Arthur Sherwood | Doctor of Laws |
| 1961 | Grassi, A. Hugo | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1961 | Hickox, Edward J. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1961 | Hoh, Gunsun | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1961 | Luce, Henry R. | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1961 | Sherman, Charles D. | Doctor of Public Service |
| 1961 | Flemming, Arthur Sherwood | Commencement Speaker |
| 1962 | Bond, Edwin E. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1962 | Folsom, Marion Bayard | Doctor of Public Service |
| 1962 | Gruenther, Alred M. | Doctor of Laws |
| 1962 | Judd, Leslie James | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1962 | Kwok, Lam Po | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1962 | Gruenther, Gen. Alfred M. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1963 | Jones, R. William | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1963 | Mendoza, Eugenio | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1963 | Schilpp, Paul A. | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1963 | Shriver, R. Sargent Jr. | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1963 | Shriver, R. Sargent Jr. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1964 | Joseph, P. Matthew | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1964 | King, Dr. Martin Luther Jr. | Doctor of Divinity |
| 1964 | Smith, Dr. Carl D. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1964 | Switzer, Mary E. | Doctor of Public Service |
| 1964 | Winston, Ellen | Doctor of Laws |
| 1964 | King, Dr. Martin Luther Jr. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1965 | Brunton, Joseph Albert, Jr. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1965 | Buxton, Julia Bessie | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1965 | Olds, Dr. Glenn A. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1965 | Olds, Mrs. Glenn A. | Master of Humanics |
| 1965 | Paul, Winston | Doctor of Laws |
| 1965 | Tillich , Paul | Doctor of Humane Letters |
| 1965 | Udall, Stuart Lee | Doctor of Public Service |
| 1965 | Udall, Stuart Lee | Commencement Speaker |
| 1966 | Appleton, Julius H. | Doctor of Laws |
| 1966 | Eisenhower, Milton S. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1966 | Keith, Norman C. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1966 | Richardson, Elliot L. | Doctor of Laws |
| 1966 | Richardson, Elliot L. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1967 | Carlson, Dr. Reynold E. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1967 | Diem, Mrs. Liselott | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1967 | Fischer, Chester O. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1967 | Franklin, Frederik J. D. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1967 | McFeeley, Wilbur M. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1967 | Manley, Edmund T. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1967 | Wilson, Joseph C. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1967 | Linkletter, Dr.Arthur Gordon | Commencement Speaker |
| 1968 | Fagan, Clifford B. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1968 | Staffanson, Robert | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1968 | Wright, Dr. Roberts J. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1969 | Higgins, Richard R. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1969 | McMahon, Bernard H. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1969 | Mann, Frederic R. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1969 | Sachar, Abram L. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1969 | Sachar, Dr.Abram L. | Commencement Speaker |
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| 1970 | Ellis, Olga E. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1970 | Lam, Chik-Suen | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1970 | Makonnen, Lij Endalkachew | Doctor of Laws |
| 1970 | Towne, Richard P. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1970 | Lee, Ronald B. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1971 | Brown, Paul E. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1971 | Cameron, Ruth E. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1971 | Fiedler, Arthur | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1971 | Lippitt, Gordon L. | Doctor of Letters |
| 1971 | Kuralt, Charles | Commencement Speaker |
| 1972 | Benedum, Paul G. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1972 | Emmons, Orville H. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1972 | Olds, Dr. Glenn A. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1973 | McKeever, Porter | Doctor of Laws |
| 1973 | Purdy, Frederick A. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1973 | Schaaff, Charles H. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1973 | Spain, Jayne B. | Doctor of Laws |
| 1973 | Strong, Maurice F. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1973 | Wilkins, Roy | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1973 | Higginbotham, A. Leon | Commencement Speaker |
| 1974 | Aguirre, Enrique C. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1974 | Arsenian, Seth | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1974 | Bunn, John W. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1974 | Linkletter, Dr.Arthur Gordon | Commencement Speaker |
| 1975 | Bartolome, Candido | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1975 | Galbreath, John W. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1975 | Pastore, Edward W. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1975 | Tapply, Richard W. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1975 | Burns, Joseph B. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1976 | Frost, Dr. R. B. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1976 | Turnbull, John M. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1976 | Hill. Hurbert F. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1977 | Burns, Joseph B. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1977 | Shover, Jayne | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1977 | Kuralt, Charles | Commencement Speaker |
| 1978 | Byers, Walter | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1978 | Jeffers, Dean W. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1978 | Nugent, Timothy J. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1978 | Scanlon, Rev. Francis W. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1978 | Wood, Arthur MacDougall | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1978 | Plimpton, George A. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1979 | Peterson, Russell Wilbur | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1979 | Garvey, Dr. Richard C. | Commencement Speaker |
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| 1980 | Castillo, Leonel J. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1980 | Ehre, Victor T. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1980 | Savitt, William M. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1980 | Kellog, Mary Alice | Commencement Speaker |
| 1981 | Benson, Lucy Wilson | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1981 | Brademas, Dr. John | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1981 | Martin, James R. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1981 | Brademas, Dr. John | Commencement Speaker |
| 1982 | Blake, S. Prestley | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1982 | Cousins, Solon B. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1982 | Garvey, Richard C. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1982 | O'Brien, Lawrence F. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1982 | Walesa, Lech | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1982 | O'Brien, Lawrence F. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1983 | Babson, Edith Marie | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1983 | Boland, Edward P. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1983 | Trelease, James J. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1984 | Aramony, William | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1984 | QiWei, Ma | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1984 | Robinson, Rachel | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1984 | Sticht, J. Paul | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1984 | Aramony, William | Commencement Speaker |
| 1985 | Appleton, Louise B. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1985 | Kessler, John W. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1985 | O'Connell, Brian | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1985 | Stingley, Darryl Floyd | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1985 | Linkletter, Arthur Gordon | Commencement Speaker |
| 1987 | Blatnick, Jeffrey C. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1987 | McCabe, Lucile C. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1987 | MacPherson, Richard F. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1987 | Weckwerth, Dr. Charles F. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1987 | MacPherson, Richard F. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1988 | Clark, William J. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1988 | Dunn, Dr. Edward T. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1988 | Falcone, Frank S. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1989 | Allen, Archie P. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1989 | Clark, Kenneth B. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1989 | Grinspoon, Harold | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1989 | Lang, Eugene M. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1989 | Neal, Richard E. | Commencement Speaker |
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| 1990 | Kidder, Tracy | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1990 | Mann, John E. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1990 | Silvia, Charles E. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1990 | Zajac, Christine A. | |
| 1991 | Cousy, Bob | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1991 | Erving, Julius | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1991 | Erving, Julius W. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1992 | Brown, Roscoe C. Jr. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1992 | Budd, Wayne A. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1992 | Cauley, John F. Jr. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1992 | Kamiyama, Setsu | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1992 | Soo-Min, Lee | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1992 | Budd, Wayne A. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1993 | Brennan, Edward J. Jr. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1993 | Prothrow-Stith, Dr. Deborah | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1993 | Bromery, Randolf W. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1994 | Bohnen, Father Lawrence, S.D.B. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1994 | Caritas, Sister Mary, S.P. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1994 | Jacob, John E. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1994 | Locklin, Wilbert E. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1994 | Wilson, Walter C., CLU | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1994 | Bromery, Randolf W. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1995 | Albright, Tenley E., M.D. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1995 | Beal, Douglas P., Ph.D. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1995 | Hsu, Henry H. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1995 | Mercer, David R. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1996 | Blais, Madeline H. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1996 | Dodge, Cleveland E., Jr. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1996 | Post, Peter B. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1996 | Walker, Leroy T. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1996 | Walker, Leroy T. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1997 | Baskin, Leonard | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1997 | Eagleton, Sandra | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1997 | Goldenberg, I. Ira | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1997 | Gray, William H. III | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1997 | Starr, David | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1997 | Gray, William H. III | Commencement Speaker |
| 1998 | Adams, Lucinda Williams | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1998 | Bruno, Richard Louis | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1998 | Gallup, John Gardiner | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1998 | Smith, Harold C. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1998 | Bromery, Randolf W. | Commencement Speaker |
| 1999 | Aebersold, Dr. Robert N. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1999 | Casey, John W. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1999 | Robinson, Eddie G. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1999 | Wheeler, Thomas B. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1999 | White, Willye | Doctor of Humanics |
| 1999 | White, Willye | Commencement Speaker |
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| 2000 | De Verona, Donna | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2000 | Negroni, Peter J. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2000 | Blatnick, Jeffrey C. | Commencement Speaker |
| 2001 | Albano, Michael J. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2001 | Burton, Ronald E. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2001 | Kendall, Florence P. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2001 | Kerry, Senator John F. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2001 | Kerry, Senator John F. | Commencement Speaker |
| 2002 | Cosby, William H. Jr. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2002 | Hogshead-Makar, Nancy | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2002 | Hoshiyama, Fred Y. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2002 | Marsh, William B. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2002 | Cosby, William H. Jr. | Commencement Speaker |
| 2003 | Neal, Richard E. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2003 | Neal, Richard E. | Commencement Speaker |
| 2003 | Thompson, Liz | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2003 | Roberts, Robin | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2004 | Gladish, Kenneth L. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2004 | Gladish, Kenneth L. | Commencement Speaker |
| 2004 | Abusharr, Rizek | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2004 | Abusharr, Rizek | Commencement Speaker |
| 2005 | Casserly, Charles J. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2005 | Odierna, John A. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2005 | Casserly, Charles J. | Commencement Speaker |
| 2005 | Lees, Brian P. | Commencement Speaker |
| 2005 | Lees, Brian P. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2006 | Kennedy, Senator Edward M. | Commencement Speaker |
| 2006 | Kennedy, Senator Edward M. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2006 | Wood, R. Lyman | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2006 | Hogshead-Makar, Nancy | Commencement Speaker |
| 2007 | Jones, Julius | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2007 | Jones, Julius | Commencement Speaker |
| 2007 | Lefebvre, Brig. Gen. Paul E., USMC | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2007 | Luk, Andrew Wing-Kee | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2007 | Stitzer, H. Todd | Commencement Speaker |
| 2007 | Stitzer, H. Todd | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2008 | Albright, Tenley E. | Commencement Speaker |
| 2008 | Hoar, Rev. Leo James | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2008 | Reese, Stuart H. | Commencement Speaker |
| 2008 | Reese, Stuart H. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2009 | Blake, Helen Davis | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2009 | Daly, Keith T. | Commencement Speaker |
| 2009 | Daly, Keith T. | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2009 | Frank, James | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2009 | Sarno, Dominic | Commencement Speaker |
| 2009 | Sarno, Dominic | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2009 | Walsh, James E. | Doctor of Humanics |
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| 2010 | Colby, Ira | Commencement Speaker |
| 2010 | Colby, Ira | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2010 | Flynn, Jani | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2010 | Wolff, Alexander | Commencement Speaker |
| 2010 | Wolff, Alexander | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2011 | Lund, Jack | Commencement Speaker |
| 2011 | Lund, Jack | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2011 | Nero, Alan | Commencement Speaker |
| 2011 | Nero, Alan | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2012 | Griggs, Sally | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2012 | Murphy, Tim | Commencement Speaker |
| 2012 | Murphy, Tim | Doctor of Humanics |
| 2012 | Rucks, Charles H. Esq. | Commencement Speaker |
| 2012 | Rucks, Charles H.Esq. | Doctor of Humanics |
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